Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer to hit the slopes at Blue Mountain Resort.
Friday's expected opening has been postponed because of a lack of snow, although conditions are being reviewed hourly, said public relations manager Collin Matanowitsch.
Workers have been making snow in earnest since Wednesday's cooler weather arrived, but they haven't been able to produce enough of a base, Matanowitsch said Thursday afternoon. What's needed, he said, are consistently cool temperatures.
“Mother Nature just unfortunately isn't cooperating and we don't have quite enough base to open,” he said. “We are essentially assessing it, I'm going to say hourly, for the next little bit. We're not prepared to announce an opening day at this point, but we are working to open as soon as possible.”
Workers were to be back at it overnight tonight, “and if conditions are adequate enough, we will open for the weekend. But again, we're not prepared to confirm that. We're going to announce it daily.”
Matanowitsch said workers are on call and ready to go as soon as the green light is given.
Environment Canada's weather forecast is calling for rain Friday and a high of 5. By Sunday, snow is possible with high temperatures around freezing or slightly above. Below freezing temperatures are expected Monday and Tuesday.
Snow enthusiasts can check Blue Mountain's web page for udates (www.bluemountain.ca) as well as Facebook (www.facebook.com/BlueMountain), Twitter (www.twitter.com/BlueMtnResort@BlueMtnResort), You Tube (www.youtube.com/BlueMountainResort) or they can call the Blue Mountain Snow Phone at 877-445-0231. You can also sign up for an opening day insider list at http://www.bluemountain.ca/opening_day_countdown_signup.htm